Cucurbitaceae
Small-leaf bur cucumber
Sicyos microphyllus
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Sicyos
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Small-leaf bur cucumber, Small-leaf burr cucumber
Synonyms
- Sicyos deppei G.Don
Flowers
- In flower
- August to November (from 23 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Joseph Aubert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Joseph Aubert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Oscar C. González Martínez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Joseph Aubert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Carlos Martínez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Abraham Sánchez Romero, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ricardo Betancourt Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Elisa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eugenio Padilla, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.